Original Posted By: "Richard Navratil"
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Oil Based house paint .... a thoughtIn a message dated 2/9/01 10:07:59 AM Central Standard Time, farmerdel(at)rocketmail.com writes:>For the red color on the fuselage, and the red trim on the silver wing (after a light sanding of the aluminium paint), we used Red Devil paint. It is Polyurethane Oil Enamal, pt #1207 Chinese Red. The reason I mentioned the runs on the inside of the fabric, is because I built a couple of sample 2' X 2' mock ups, to get the feel of how much paint to use on the first coat. It was a good thing I did, because the first big brush full I applied to the mock up, absorbed instantly, and runs all over the the inside of the fabric !! Looked like an aerial view of a fifty two car drag race ! It is true that it must be a mechanical bond for this paint to work on fabric, and the first coat is when you achieve the bond. This stuff wicks so well (Rust-Oleum Oil Based Enamel #7715 Aluminum), that after the first coat was dry, it looked as if it may have been applied to either side. The only place where any light would shine thru, was where I applied a mock up rib stitch / 2" tape, using poly brush. The aluminum paint would 'fish - eye' (tiny pin holes) where there was poly brush, so for the first coat on the wing, I painted only the poly-brush areas. The second coat covered the fish-eyes and the entire wing, third coat was for insurance. I used a good quality 4" oil brush, paint brush, and the paint flowed nicely, with very little brush streaks. The aluminum powder settles to the bottom, especially while in storage. The first stir of a fresh gallon, has about a half inch of powder in the bottom of the gallon can, and took about 25 minutes of stiring, before I felt comfortable about using it. Don't forget to stir the paint about every 10 or 15 minutes, while using it.Chuck Gantzerreserved # NX770CG________________________________________________________________________________